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Bloomingdale battery company blames manufacturer for burning blinds

June 4, 2018 at 8:34 p.m.

First it was hoverboards. Then it was Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. The latest battery-powered product to pose a potential risk of fires and burns: motorized window coverings. Middleton, Wis.-based...

Mortgage servicer Ocwan Financial has been ordered by the state of Illinois to stop making loans, which the company calls a "vast overreach."

Ordered to halt business, Ocwen Financial fights back against state regulators

June 4, 2018 at 8:51 p.m.

One of the nation's largest mortgage servicers is on the counterattack following a crackdown by regulators in Illinois and other states. After the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation...

As Uber rises and the cost of taxi medallions plummets, a lender is suing local cab operators who defaulted

June 4, 2018 at 10:56 p.m.

The borrowers owe more on their loans than their properties are worth. Homeowners in financial trouble? Guess again. This time, it is not homes that are losing their value but...

The tower of Blanchard Hall is seen above the trees Aug. 31, 2016, at Wheaton College in Wheaton. Wheaton, like most Illinois schools, saw its endowment shrink last year, dropping 5.3 percent, to $388 million.

College endowments hope for rebound after worst year since financial crisis

June 5, 2018 at 1:26 a.m.

Monday marks Decision Day, the deadline for prospective students and their families to accept college offers and put down their deposits, but if you're counting on scholarship money or other...

Gilbert Caro stands in a park near Stateville Correctional Center, seen in background, where he works as a corrections officer, April 12, 2017, in Crest Hill, Ill.

Targeted by Obama, DeVry and other for-profit colleges rebounding under Trump

June 5, 2018 at 4:00 a.m.

It may be too late for shuttered Corinthian Colleges, ITT Technical Institute or even Trump University, but Wall Street is betting the potential rollback of Obama-era initiatives to hold for-profit...

Federal agents on Jan. 14, 2015, raided Cremation Services Inc. in Schiller Park.

Mom who donated son’s body to science alleges remains were illegally trafficked

June 5, 2018 at 4:20 a.m.

As he suffered from spindle cell sarcoma, Jacob Sandersfeld told his mother that he'd like to donate his body to medical research. A day after her son died in June...

Ex-employee sues outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas for $1 million

June 5, 2018 at 5:25 a.m.

As an outplacement firm that gets hired by companies undergoing restructurings, Challenger, Gray & Christmas says its business is all about "creating happier alumni for their former employers." But the...

Dollar General has lost the latest round in a long-running race discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with a federal judge ruling this week that the federal agency met the proper requirements to file a lawsuit.

Dollar General loses round in race discrimination lawsuit

June 5, 2018 at 6:07 a.m.

Dollar General has lost the latest round in a long-running race discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with a federal judge ruling this week that the...

Asian community organizations from Chicago hold a press conference on April 11, 2017, to express their outrage after Dr. David Dao was forcibly removed from a United Airlines airplane by Chicago Aviation Police at O'Hare Airport on Sunday night.

United faces more questions as dragged passenger hires high-powered attorney

August 21, 2019 at 10:55 p.m.

United Airlines' initial attempt Monday to quell mounting outrage over viral videos of a passenger being dragged from his seat added fuel to the backlash against the airline. So on...

Shirley Winters plays video gambling games at Lucky Jack's in Waukegan on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. Owner Debbie Hanson says Winters is their "best customer."

Illinois video gambling parlors sue state over profit-sharing rules

June 5, 2018 at 8:32 a.m.

Illinois' nearly 6,000 video gambling parlors could reinvest more in their businesses, including making their operations more consumer-friendly, if they weren't required to evenly split their profits with the companies...

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